Blank-feeding mechanism



G. GODDU.

BLANK FEEDING MECHANISM.

v APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1917- 1,396,191.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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BLANK FEEDING MECHANISM.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1917. .1,396,191.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921..

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BLANK FEEDING MECHANISM,

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WVENTAYR G. GODDU.

I BLANK FEEDING MECHANISM. AP'PucAT'iou FILED MAY18, 1911. 1,396,191. Patented Nov. 8, 1921* 6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

UNITEIS STATES I GEORGE GODDU, OF WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, IBY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY SEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PATENT orrlcs.

CORPORATION, or PATERSON, NEW JER- BLAN K-FEEDIN G MECHANISM.

Application filed May 18,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE GoDnU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winchester, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Blank-Feeding Mechanisms, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to blank feeding and in particular to the feeding of strips or blanks of metal which are to be fashioned into nails, to the machines which form the nails. The embodiment shown in the drawings is particularly designed for use in connection with a nail making machine, which cuts a long strip of metal transversely into nails of a length corresponding to the width of the strip. It is the present custom to clamp the end of the strip in a follower forced. by a gravity feed to convey the strip down to the shearing knives-in the machine, which results in wasting about inch of metal at the end of each strip where it is gripped by the follower. It is necessary also for the operator to remove the follower and put in a new strip as soon as a strip is cut up, and as one operator cares for perhaps a dozen machines, it is not uncommon for a machine to run idle for some time While the operator is supplying a strip to another machine, or' for more than 5; inch of a strip to be wasted because of his inserting a new one before the old one is quite used up.

It is a principal object of 'my invention to lower the labor cost of operating these machines to a small fraction of its present amount and also to obviate this loss in material by providing a machine in which a number of blanks may be fed to and operated upon by the machine without attention from the operator and in which substantially all of each blank is utilized.

To this end an important feature of my invention resides in the provision of nail blank feeding mechanism organized to present a nail blank or strip in different operative relations to the operating means of the machine during consecutive operations of the operating means so that the nails may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921. 1917. Serial No. 169,562.

be cut tapering with their large ends formed alternately from each side of the blank and so constructed and arranged that the supply of a fresh blank to the presenting means is automatically effected under the control of a blank in the presenting means. The invention in another aspect contemplates the supply of a fresh strip to the presenting means without suspending the presentation of the strip being operated upon to the operating means. Preferably, and as shown, thepresenting means comprises a, carrier movable about its axis to present the blanks alternately in different operative relations to the operating means, and the supply of a blank to the carrier is initiated by mechanism comprising a member which normally engages a blank in the carrier, said mechanism operating upon movement of the carrier aboutits axis subsequent to said member passing off the end of the engaged blank to occasion the supply of a fresh blank thereto.

An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of means operating to present a strip in different operative relations to the operating means during consecutive operations of the operating means and movable relatively to a magazine which is constructed to support a strip in endwisealinement with the presenting means and from which the strip is transferred to the presenting means. In the illustrated construction, the means for feeding the strip through the presenting means is spaced from the receiving end of the presenting means by a distance less than the length of astrip and a fresh strip is supplied to the presenting means prior to the'pas sage' of a, strip in the presenting means for engagement with the feeding means. Consequently, the fresh strips project from the presenting means when they are transferred thereto. To the end that the proper operation of the presenting means may not be interfered with, the means for supporting the strip for transfer to the presenting means, whether it be a magazine or of other nature, is constructed to permit rotation of the projecting end of the strip as the carrier turns to present the strip to the operating means.

In accordance with a further feature of the invention the blanks are supplied to the presenting means by mechanism constructed and arranged to receive a, plurality ment to aline the magazines successively with the blank presenting means, and at a proper time in the operation of the machine, the blank contained in the alined magazine is transferred to the presenting means.

Another featureof my invention is the organization of means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means. mechanism for placing the blanks in the presenting means, and a conveyer for bringing the blanks into position to be operated on by the placing means.

Another important feature. of .my invention is its non-repeating characteristic. The control of the blank supplying mechanism is such that this mechanism cannot be operated twice in immediate succession, so as to place toomany strips in the machine at once. I accomplish this by rendering the initiating mechanism inoperative after having once actuated the blank supplying mechanism so? that it can not again actuate such mechanism until it has been reset by a new blank. This feature insures that strips will not be doubled up in the presenting means in case the first strip should for one reason or an other not be thrust all the way into the presenting means, inasmuch as the initiatin mechanism cannot be again operated until a strip has been thrust into the presenting means forthe required distance so 'as to.

reset the initiating mechanism and has been fed forward past the strip engaging memher.

Another feature of the invention relates to the manner of operating the presenting means to- .feed and position the blank for operation thereon by the operating means of the machine. These and other features of the invention ,comprising various combinations and arrangements of parts will be best understood which,

feeding mechanism seen from the left, in the position of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a view of the same parts seen from the right, in a position 90 later than that of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a partly sectional elevation of the head in the position of Fig. 3,

Fig. 9 is 'a similar view of the same mechanism in the same position but seen from the other end,

Fig. 10 is a detail of the tripping mechanism as it appears 'just before the tripping takes place, Fig. 11 is a detail of the strip guide, Fig. 12 shows a feed dog,

ping mechanism, 7 Fig. 14 shows the tripping mechanism in 1ts normal non-acting position,

tion, p

Fig. 16 is an exploded view, and Figs. 17 and 18 are details, of the drive for the strip supplying mechanism,

Fig. 19 shows the strip supplying mechanism, and

Figs. 20 and 21 are details thereof.

The nail making machine in connection with which my inventionis disclosed is the well known Perkins .machine, and need not be specifically described. Its frame 20, main shaft 22', stationary cutting die or anvil 24, movable cutting dies 26, 28, adjustable stop 29 and header 30 are all of well known construction. front carries the guide fingers 32, 34, the former'of which is heavy and is placed in the machine in seldom disturbed adjustment, while the guide 34 is light enough to spring slightly and is adjusted to the width of the particular nail blank or strip being used, by means -of the screws at 36. The front end 38 of this guide is cut-away slightly at -the top to crowd the 'end of the nail strip against the guide 32 as it descends.

Mounted on the main frame of the machine is a U-shaped bracket having arms 40, 42 in which a rotatable shaft 44 is mounted. Between thebrackets this shaft is eccentric to its bearings in the brackets and carries a block 46. Rotation of the shaft 44 adjusts the block toward and from the main frame by means of the eccentric, and a screw 48 on each of the brackets 40, 42 effects a lateral adjustment, the two'screws holding the block immovable between them.

The block 46 has two links 50 attached to it by bolts 52, and the outerends of the links are bolted between-head 54 and a yoke 56- carried by the head, by bolts 58. The

links 50 are notpara'llel, con-ver ing some-' what to'ward the left as seen in ig. 2, the purpose being to permit horizontal adjustment of the head 54 and the parts it carries about a center substantially at the front ends of the guides 32, 34. If the links were parallel the head 54 would swing straight Fig. 13 is a detail of a member of the trip- Fig. 15 shows this mechanism in-opera- The bed of the machine in j nail blank can be'obtained.

ment of the blank;

The machine to which the invention is illustrated as applied is designed to make nails of a form tapering from the head end to a narrow point. Inasmuch 'as the cutting dies 26 and 28 operate always in the same vertical plane, it is therefore necessary that the operative relation of the blank to the cutting dies be alternately changed in such manner as to cause the end of the blank to project farther beyond the cutting plane of the dies at one edge of the blank than at the other edge. To this end, a standard 66 on the frame 61 supports a yoke 68 connected to the standard 66 as indicated at 69 by an adjustable eccentric shaft 71, and mounted in two bearings 70 and 72 of the yoke are the journals 76 and 78 of a carrier or head 74 which presents the metal blank or strip :80 obliquely of the cutting plane of the dies 26 and 28. In the present embodiment of the invention, the operative relation of the blank 80 to the cutting dies is changed to-cause the blank to project always farther beyond the cutting plane of the dies at one edge of the blankthan at the head 74 and turning 180 after each operation of the cutting dies 26 and 28. It is to be understood, however, that the scope of the invention is not limited-to a construction in which the blank is presented in different operative relations to the operating means by rotative movefor example, the operative relation of the blank to the operating means may be changed by swinging the blank laterally about the point of operation of the operating means on the blank in a manner familiar to those skilled in the art of nail making.

The main shaft 22 drives a sprocket 82 which is adjustably bolted at 84 to a disk fixed on a shaft 86 mounted in the main frame. The shaft 86 carries an elliptical gear 88 meshing with another elliptical gear 90 on a shaft, 92 having universal joints at 94, 96, and extending forward to a bearing 98 in a block 100 vertically adjustable in a slideway 102 in the head 54 by a set screw 104 and abolt 106. The shaft carries an eccentric 108 at its front end, on which is boxed a yoke 110 having a turnbuckle connection 112 with ayoke 114-Which is universally jointed at 116 to the bearing 72.

guide slot 62 on a support 64 which is other by elevating the it through an angle of is shown a spring pressed latch Asprocket 118 is mounted concentric with the eccentric on the shaft 92, and drives a sprocket 120 on the journal 78. The connecting sprocket chain 122 is tightened-by the connection 112. The elliptical gears r0- tate the shaft 92 and its driven parts at an uneven rate of speed and the elements are assembled in such relation (the slots 84 providing an adjustment) that the head 74 turns rapidly when the eccentric 108 isat its uppermost position and turns most slowly while the eccentric is at its lowest point so that the movement of the head 74 is substantially m'Z while the shearing dies are severing the nail blank. The parts are shown in the lowest position in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that the strip carrying head 74 will rotate continuously in the same direction, its top moving toward the observer as seen in Fig. 1, instead of oscillating 180, as is the general practice in nail making machines.

The adjustment at 44 carries the entire feeding mechanism toward or from the shearing dies with an incidental variation in height; the links 50 permit an angular adjustment, the screws 59 give a vertical adjustment of the frame 61 and the parts carried by it; the screw.104 vertically adjusts the oscillatory path of the feeding head 74 about the center at 69 so that its lowest point will aline with the cutters; the adjustment at 71 horizontally adjusts the oscillatory path of the head 74 to aline with the guides and the adjustmentat'84 fixes the time relation of the feeding means to the operating or nail making means.

The bearing 70 is split and its cap can be thrown back on a hinge 124, (Fig. 2) exposing a longitudinal slot 126 (Fig.8) in the journal 76, for the reception of the nozzle 128, through which the nail strip is presented to the shearing dies. A different nozzle is-required for each width of nail strip used, and it is necessary that the nozzles be readily interchangeable. In Fig. 4 130 which engages the nozzle 128, keeps it from slip ping out of the head 74, and permits it to pivot in the slot 126. Undue pivotal movement toward the open side of the slot is prevented by the pin 135 (Fig. 2). This pivotal movement permits the blank 80 to move laterally when it contacts with the cut-away surface of the guide 34 and thus to settle between the guides 3234 without strain on the mechanismt The nozzle is formed of two plates 129, 131, Fig. 5, the former having a groove 133 which fits the nail strip, and the latter having a resilient member 135 which steadies the strip and frictionally holds it in position by pressing it firmly into the groove 133.

Mountedin the yoke 68 is a rock shaft 132 carrying a bent crank arm 134 which has bears on a rating sufiiciently a roller 136 on its its outer end. Keyed to the rock shaft is another crank arm 138 having a set screw 140 at its end. The screw face cam 142 mounted on a vertical pivot 143 on the yoke 68 and having a handle 144, and is held in contact therewith by a spring 146 which bears on the crank arm 138 and on an adjusting screw 148 in a In 1 on the yoke 68.

he nail strip is fed through the head 74 by mechanism which will now be described. The journal 78 has an aperture 150 collinear with the slot 126, through which the strip is fed. Two guides 152, (Fig. 11) relatively adjustable by a right and left screw 154, in a slideway 156, (Fig. 8) hold the strip in proper alinement as 1t feeds through. The head-of the screw 154 turns in a slot in the slide, as shown in Fig. 8. The head 74 carries a-pin 158 on which is rotatably mounted the feed dog 160, (Fig. 12). This dog is U-shaped, has a cam 162 on its central arm, and is recessed to receive a feed wheel 164, also mounted on the pin 158. The wheel comprises a corrugated roller 166 having its surface interrupted by an annular groove 168, and having a ratchet wheel '170 which is actuated by a spring pressed pawl 17 2'in the dog 160. The other side of the head 74 contains a bearing 174 in which is mounted a stud 176 on a plate 17 8 The plate carries another stud 180 on which is mounted a feed dog 182 with a cam 183 and a feed wheel 184 similar to those already described. The plate 17 8 also has a lug 186 engaged by a spring 188 which may be adjusted by a screw 190 in the head 74. This spring will swing the plate 178 and the parts it carries around the stud 176 to grasp the nail strip 80 between the two corrugated rollers on the feed wheels. 7

A stop 191 (Fig. 4) is provided to limit movement of the plate 178 in the outward direction. This keepsthe rollers from sepato permit two strips to passbetween them at the same time. With this construction a definite number of blanks greater than one might be fed if desired and all blanks resented in excess of that number rejected. hen a superflous blank is pre sented the feed rollers will either slip o'nits' end or look on it, the spring 146 yielding in the latter case to avoid any breakage, and the consequent movement of the elements 138 and 140 serving to warn the operator that a superfluous blank is in the machine.

The dogs 160 and 182 each have an ear v 192 engaged by a spring 194, (Fig. 3) which holds the two dogs against two stops 193 (Fig. 8) and 195 (Fig. 4), respectively, with their cams 162 -and 183 advanced to the right as seen in Fig. 3. As the head 7 4 revolves these camscome alternately in contact with the roller 136, and are pushedback in turn actuating the corresponding ratchet 170 and corrugated roller to feed. the nail I strip 80 toward the shearing dies. When the strip reaches the adjustable stop 29 which prevents further feeding movement of the strip and positions the strip relatively to the cutting dies,.the spring 146 is com-.

pressed by the reaction between the cam 162 or 183 and the roller 136, sufiicient to allow the roller to pass over the tip of the cam. The position of the roller may be adjusted by the screw 140 to make the movement of the rolls accord with the extent of feeding movement of the strip permitted by the stop 29.. The adjustment of the roller 136 for-.

ward entirely out of the path of the cams 1.62 and 183, in case it is desired-to stop the feeding of the strip altogether. The roller- 136 is adjustable in a slot 197 (Fig. 3) in r the arm 134 so that the beginnin of the feeding movement can be timed. prefer to begin it while the head 74 is still descending, just before the end of the strip 80 falls on the die 24.

The nozzle 128 (Fig; 7) has a nose 196 which extends into the grooves 168 in the feed wheels so that a new nail strip which is fed down to the rollers cannot avoid the opening in the end of the nozzle, or slide off from the abutting end of the previous strip. This insures that each strip will feed the preceding strip completely to the nail makmg means, The "saving depends on the size of the blank and the amount of waste under present conseveral per cent. j

A little stub shaft 198 is mounted in a bearing 199 in the head 74, carrying a feeler illustrated as;a finger 200 which extends within the groove 168 in the feed wheel 184 and thereby economize material.

ditions, and in nail making will amount to and restsagainst the side of the nail strip 80. The purpose of the finger 200 and the associated mechanism now to be described is to initiate the supply of fresh strips to the head 74. The stub shaft has an arm 202 on its other end which hingedly engages a block 204 mounted to slide on the seat 206. A spring 207 in'the holes 208, 210, Figs. 8 and 9, pushes the block oiit so that the finger 200 is forced against the nail strip 80. The block 204 slides against another block 212, which is mounted in the seat 214. This block has a shoulder 216 (Figs. 10 and 13) which is engaged by the block 204, when the latter is projected outward,.as will be d scribed, and has along slot 218 in its bottom which receives a pin 220 in the seat 214 (Fig. 8). A spring 222 in this slot rests against the pin 220 and presses the end 221 be described. As the of the arm 202 as it of the block 212 back against the head 74. This spring is weaker than the spring 207, so that theblock 204 if free to move would move into contact with .the shoulder 216 and push the block 212 outward. When the rear in a seat 226 in the (Fig. 8) and controls the clutch hereinafter to be described which operates the strip supplying mechanism. A pin 228 extends into a slot 230 in the bar and a spring 232 thereby holds the bar toward the right in Fig. 2. The outer end of the bar is slotted at 234 and the side of the slot is beveled at 236. The block 212 has a corresponding bevel at 238 (Fig. 13), and when it is projected outward as above described, will enter the slot 234 and the two bevels will slide over each other as the head 74 revolves, pulling the bar 224 to the left as seen in Figs. 14 and 15, thus initiating-the supply of a strip to the head 74 as will hereinafter appear more clearly. As hereinbefore' stated, means are provided for rendering the initiating mechanism inoperative after the supply of a stripis initiated to insure that an excessive numberof strips will not be introduced into the carrier or head 74. Such means will now revolution of the head 74 proceeds, a cam bevel 240 on the block 204 will engage a lug242 on the frame 68 and the block 204 will be tipped about the end passes over the lug. This will take the block 204 out from engagement with the shoulder 216 of the block 212, which will then beretracted by the spring 222. The cam 243 holds the block 204 aside to allow ample time for this movement. The bar 224 will be forced back to its original position by its spring 232, as

' soon as the block 212 has passed through the slot 234. A wiper may be placed on' the head 74 in order to effect positively this movement of the bar 224, but I have not found it necessary. A lug 244 is mounted on the frame 68 to wipe back the block 212 in case its spring 222 fails to push it back. It is therefore impossible for the machine -'to repeat the tripping of the bar 224 until after the initiating mechanism has been reset by the raising of the finger 200 by a new nail strip, which will pull the block 204 back of the shoulder 216. Thus it is impossible to get several blanks into the machine at once, or to have the transferring mechanism in continuous repeated operation when the ma a-zine is empty.

ounted rotatably on the journal 78 adj acent to the sprocket 120 is a sprocket 246 having a lateral recess 248 in which is rocap 223 of the bearing 72 tatably mounted the journal 250 of a pawl 252, see Figs. 16, 17 and 18. A spring 253 tends to turn the pawl downward as seen in Fig. 17. The projecting end of the journal 250 is flattened at 254 and extends into a groove 256 in the sprocket 120. This groove has recesses 258. When the pawl 252 is lifted against the spring 253 the fiat 254 is cleared by the smallest diametered portions of the groove 256, as shown in Fig. 17, but when the pawl drops (Fig. 18) the journal swingsover so that the wall of a recess 258 catches'it and thereby causes the sprocket 246 to rotate with the sprocket 120. A holding dog is provided for the pawl 252, this, in the illustrated machine, consisting of a clutch controlling bar 224 on the end of which the pawl 252 normally rests. The pawl 252, however, slips off the end of this bar when the latter is drawn to the left (Fig. 15) .by the block 212, and after a rotation of the sprocket 246 is caught again on the bar 224 and lifted as in Fig. 17 after the block 212 has turned out of contact with the bar and it has been slid back by its spring 232. The sprockets 246 and 120 are thus disconnected, and it is thus clear that the feeding of the end of, the nail strip 80 past the finger 200 causes a single revolution of the sprocket 246.

Although but one form of mechanism is herein shown and described for initiating the operation of the strip supplying means and for rendering said, initiatingmeans 1noperative until it is reset by the freshly supplied strip, it is realized that these features of the invention may assume various forms without departing from the principles of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. 7 j

The means for supplying fresh strips to the carrier 74 will now be described. Mounted on a shaft 260 in the bracket 66'is a conveyer for bringing the blanks into position for transference to the carrier by the placing means hereinafter to be described. Said conveyer comprises a turret having a plurality of magazines or tubes 262, for holding blanks 80 and supported at its outer end in a bearing 264, mounted on the frame 61. This bearing contains anti-friction rollers 266, Fig. 21. The inside ends of the tubes 262 are provided, with guides 268, Fig. 20, which normally aline 'with an aperture 270 in a plate 272 mounted on the standard 66. This aperture has a beveled edge 271 and alines approximately with the mean-position of thev bore'150 in the journal 78. The flange 27.4 on the end of the journal, is so wide that together with the bore 150, it covers the entire aperture 270 at all times. The movement of the head 74 about the shaft-71. carrie'sthe bore 150 across both edges of the aperture 270, so that a blank which is projected from its tube 262 W111 I either enter the aperture or will strike the flange and be pushed off into the aperture by carries a cam 286-which engages a roller 288 a on a cam lever 290 vertically pivoted at 292 on thebearing 264. The cam lever 290 carries an arm 294 whichextends over to' the other side of the machine and is linked to a slide 296- by a link 298. The slide recipro-v cates on a bar 300 mountedon the frame 61 andhas a cup 302 pivoted to it at 304. The cup 302 operates to place the blanks into the .slotted carrier or head 74, said cup transferring the strips to the head 74 from the magazines or tubes 262.

The magazines or tubes 262 are supplied with nail strips 80, each magazine being adapted to contain a single strlp, as shown and when the mechanism has been tripped .as described, the shaft 280 makes one revolution, throwing back the slide 296, and, by means of the member 282 and a tooth 284, rotating the turret one tube forward in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 19, thus bringing a new nail strip into alinement with the aperture 270. The steep part 306 of the cam 286 then permits the spring 308 to ull back the arm 294 and the cup 302 will rive the nail strip into the bore 150 (Fig. 4) down through the head 74 and under the finger 200, which will then return theblock 204 to its normal position, Fig. 10. The conical aperture 150 is flattened as shown in Figs. 9, and 17, so that the strip is guided into the roper position in the head.

Tie new strip feeds into the nose 196 against the end of the preceding-one and drives it down toward the shearing dies until only a small sliver of it remains unused.-

My invention therefore effects economy of material and of labor. since the attendant can fill the turret at one visit and need not return until itis empty or nearly so.

The ivotal mounting 304 permits the cup 302110 operator to stop the supply of strips stopping the machine.

The turret carries a face plate 310 having holes corresponding to the tubes 262, and

without adjustable by the clamp 312 whereby the e thrown over out of alinement with the nail strip to be fed and this enables the from the tubes 262 to the bore 150 with greater facility.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In'combination with means for severing nails from a strip comprising a stripengaging elements all of which are arranged to operate on the strip substantially simultaneously and without substantial intervening movement of the strip, means for moving the strip to present it to the operating means at consecutive operations of the operating means with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in the field of operation of the operating means to cause nails to be formed from the strip of greater width at one end than at the other, and means controlled by a strip in the presenting means for supplying a fresh strip to the presenting means.

2. In combination with cutters for severing nails from a strip movable in a single path, means for presenting the strip to the cutters at consecutive operations of the cutters with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in' the field of operation of the cutters in different angular, relations to the cut.- ters, and normally inoperative mechanism rendered operative under the control of a strip in the presenting means to supply a fresh strip to the presenting means.

3. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for severing nails from a nail strip, a slotted carrier operable .to present a nail strip to said severing mechanism during consecutive operations of the severing mechanism and movable to present the strip to the severing mechanism in such relation thereto that the nails are cut tapering with their large ends formed alternately from each side of the strip,'and means controlled by a strip in the carrier for supplying a fresh strip to the carrier.

4. In a machine of the class described,

mechanism for severing nails from a nail.

strip, a slotted carrier operable to present a nail strip in operative relation to said severing mechanism during consecutive operations of the severing mechanism and movable about its axis to present the strip to said operating mechanism in such relation thereto that the nails are cut tapering with their large ends formed alternatelyv from each side'of the strip, a member mounted onthe carrier and controlled. in

position by a strip in the carrier, and means controlled by said member throughv movement of the carrier about its axis for supplying a fresh strip to the carrier.

5. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means at consecutive operations of the operating means with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in the fie d of operation of the operating means to cause nails to.be formed from the strip of greater width at one end than at the other, said presenting means-being constructed andarranged to move the strip laterally, and means for automatically supplying a fresh strip to the presenting means without suspending the operation of said means in presenting the first-mentioned strip to the operating means.

6. In combination with cutters for severing nails from astrip, means forpresenting the strip to the cutters at consecutive operations of the cutters with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in the field of operation of the cutters to cause nails to be formed from the strip of greater width at one end than at the other, said presenting means being constructed and arranged to move the strip laterally, and means controlled by a strip in the presenting means for automatically supplying a fresh blank to the presenting means without suspending the operation of said means in presenting the first-mentioned strip to the cutters.

7. In combination with means for operating upon a strip, means for presentingthe strip to the operating means at consecutive operations of the operating means with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in the field of operation of the operating means to cause nails to be formed from the strip of greater width at one end than at the other, said presenting means being constructed and arranged to move the strip laterally, a magazine mounted independently of the presenting means and to which the presenting means is relatively movable and constructed to receive a. strip in endwise alinement with the presenting means, and means for transferring a strip from the magazine to the presenting means.

8. In combination ing upon a strip, strip; to the operating means at consecutive operations of the operating means with a tapered portion of the strip disposed in the field of operation of the operating means to cause nails to be formed from the strip of greater width at one end than at the other, said presenting means being constructed and arranged to move the strip laterally, a mag azine mounted independently of theApresenting means and to which the presenting means is relatively movable, said magazine being constructed to receive wise alinement with the presenting means, and means controlled by a strip in the presenting means for supplying strips one by one from the magazine to' the presenting means.

9. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means movable about its axis with means for operatmeans for presenting the a strip in end for presenting the strip to the operating means in different operative relations during consecutive operations of the operating means, means for moving the strip endwise into the presenting means, and strip supporting means in alinement with the presenting means and mounted independently of the presenting means so as not to partake of the movement of the presenting means about its axis and constructed to permit rotation of the entire strip by the presenting means.

10. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means comprising a slotted carrier movable about its axis to present the strip indifferent operative relations to the operating means, strip feeding means Y spaced from the inlet end of the carrier by a distance less than the length of a strip, means for introducing a fresh strip endwise into the carrier prior to the passage of the rear end of a preceding strip from the feeding means so that the rear end of the fresh strip projects beyond the carrier, and means with which the carrier is maintained in continuous operative relation for supporting the strip in alinement with the carrier, said means being mounted independently of the carrier so as not to partake-of the turning movement of the carrier and constructed to permit rotation of the projecting rear end of the strip by the carrier.

11. In a machine of the class described, means for operating on a strip, means operable to turn the strip and to present the strip to the operating means, and a conveyer movable relatively to the presenting means and comprising a plurality each constructed to receive a strip to be supplied to the presenting means and to permit turning movement of the strip upon movement of a portion of the strip into the presentin means.

12. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, means for placing strips in the presenting means, and means for moving the strips singly and in spaced relation into position for operation thereon by placing means for delivery to the presenting means.

13. In combination with means for operlagin on a blank, means for presenting the an placing blanks in the presenting means, and a conveyer for bringing the blanks into position to be operated on by the placing means, and means for operating the conveyer.

14. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means, means for placing blanks in the presenting means, and

of receptacles to the operating means, means for a conveyer controlled by a blank in the prejsenting means for bringing the blanks into position tobe operated on by the placing means.

15. In combination with'means for operating upon a blank, intermittently operating blank feeding mechanism arranged to present the blank to' the operating means with a tapered portion of the blank disposed in the field of operation of the. operating means, said presenting means being con- Structed and arranged to move the blank laterally, a magazine constructed and ar-' 17. In combination with means for operating upon a strip to form.nails therefrom, a

strip carrier means for moving the carrier to present the strip to the operating means, a turret arranged to hold a plurality of strips, and means for transferring strips from the turret to the presenting means.

18. In combination with means for operat- 1n bl nkto the operating means, a turret arranged to hold a plurality ofblanks, and

means controlled by a blank in the presenting means for transferring blanks from the turret to the presenting means.

19. In combination with means for operating on a blank, a turret arranged to hold a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the turret to the operating means, normally inoperative means for operating the turret, and means for rendering said turret operating means operative forsupplying a fresh blank at a predetermined time in the operation on the preceding blank.

v 20. In combination with means for operating on a blank, a turret arranged to hold a supply of blanks, means for operating the turret to aline its contained blanks successively with the operating means, and mechanism for effecting endwise movement of the blanks so alined to transfer them to the operating means.

- 21. In combination with means for operating on a blank, a turret arranged to hold a supply of blanks, means for operating the turret to aline its contained blanks successively with the operating means, and mechanism controlled by a blank in the operating upon a blank, means for presenting a means for transferring the blanks so alined to the operating means. I

22. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting a blank to the operating means, a series of receptacles arranged to hold blanks, and mechanism for transferring blanks from the receptacles in succession to the presenting means.

23. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip sent the blank to the operating means with a tapered portion of the blank disposed in the field of operation of the operating means, said presenting means being constructed and arranged to move the blank laterally, a plurality of receptacles each arranged to contain a blank, and means for moving said receptacles in turn into operative relation to the presenting means to enable the blanks contained in the receptacle to be .fed in suc cession into the presenting means.

25. In a machine of the class described,-

mechanism for operating on a nail strip, a slotted carrier operable to present the nail strip in operative relation to said operatingmechanism, and means for supplying fresh strips to the carrier, said means comprising a plurality of receptacles each adapted to contain a single strip and means controlled by a strip in the carrier for imparting a step by step movement to the receptacles to bring them successively into position for transfer of the strips contained therein to the carrier.

26. In combination with means fox-operating on a blank, means for feeding the blank to the operating means, a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks, means for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the feeding means, and means controlled by the blank being operated on for actuating'the transferring means.

27. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for feeding the blank to the operatingmeans, a-magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the feeding means, and mechanism automatically actuated at a predetermined time prior to the end of the treatment of the blank in the feeding means-for actuating the transferring means, comprising a member controlled by said blank.

28. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for feeding the blankto the operating means, a magazine for holding a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the'magazine to the feeding means, and a member arranged to press upon the blank as it is fed through the feeding means, and to cause the operation of the transfer mechanism as the blank is fed from under it.

29. In a 'power operated machine, the combination with means for operating upon a blank, of means for presenting the blank to the operating means, a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks, mechanism for transferring a blank from the magazineto the presenting means, and means controlled by a blank in the presenting means for connecting the transferring mechanism to an element of the power drive.

30. In a power operated machine, the combination with means for presenting a blank to the operating means, of a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks, mechanism for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means, and means actuated by the passage of a blank through the presenting means for connecting the transferring mechanism ,to an element of the power drive.

31. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for feeding the blank to the operating means constructed and arranged to turn the blank about its axis, a magazine for holding a supply of blanks, and mechanism for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the feeding means, the feeding means being constructed and arranged to feed the former blank completely to the operating means by means of the new one.

32. In combination with 'means for operating on a blank, a carrier movable about its axis and comprising means for feeding the blank to the operating means, a magazine for holding a supplyof blanks, and mechanism for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the carrier, the feeding means of the carrier being constructed and arranged to feed the former blank completely to the operating means by means of the new one.

33. In combination with means for operating on a blank, a carrier comprising means for feeding the blank to the operatin means, a magazine for holding a supply of blanks, said magazine and said carrier being movable relatively to each other, and normally inoperative mechanism for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the carrier, the feeding means of the carrier being constructed and arranged to feed the former blank completely to the operating means by means of the new one.

34. In combination with means for oper- V ating on a blank, means for presenting a blank to the operating means, a turret arranged to contain anumber of blanks, a mechanism for feeding ablank from the turret against a blank in the presenting means, whereby the blanks are successively completely fed to the operating means, and means for operating the turret to supply the blanks.

In a machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on a nail strip, a slotted carrier operable to present a nail strip in operative relation to the operating mechanism, a rotary turret comprising a plurality of receptacles each adapted to contain a single strip, and means controlled by a strip in the carrier for rotating said turret to bring said receptacles successively into alinement with the passage in said carrier means rendered operative in time relation to the passage of a blank past the feeding means for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the feeding means, the feeding means being constructed and arranged to feed the former blank completely through the machine by means of the new one.

37 In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for feeding the blank to the operating means, a magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the feeding means, and a finger for controlling the transferring means arranged to rest on the blank substantially at the point Where it is engaged by the feeding means, whereby the blankin the feeding means will have been passed substantially through it before a new one is supplied from the magazine.

88. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on a nail strip, a slotted carrier movable about its axis to present the nail strip in different operative relations to the operating mechanism during consecutive operations of the operating mechanism, strip feeding means carried by said carrier, and means controlled by a strip in the carrier for supplying a fresh strip to the carrier in position to be engaged by the feeding means substantially simultaneously with the passage of the rear end of a strip in the carrier from engagement with the feeding means so that each strip is fed to the operating means first by the feeding means and then by afresh strip.

to the operating means 39. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on a nail strip, a slotted carrier operable to present a nail strip to said operating mechanism, rolls mounted in said carrier for feeding the strip to the operating mechanism, and means controlled by a strip in the carrier for supplying a fresh strip to the carrier prior to the passage of the rear end of a strip in the carrier from engagement with said rolls so that each strip is fed in a. uniform manner first by the rolls and then by a fresh strip.

10. In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for feeding the blank, comprising a feed roller having a circumferential groove, a receiver for the blank extending into the groovewhereby each blank engaged by the roller will be passed to the receiver, a magazine for holding a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the feeding means and a contact member engaging the blank in the feeding means, within the groove and arranged to control the transfer mechanism. I s

' 41. In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means. a magazine arranged to hold a supply ofblanks and means controlled by the blank in the presenting means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means before the blank in the presenting means has been fully fed to the ope-rating means, the presenting means being constructed and arranged to feed the remainder of the blank by means of the new one.

42. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means, a magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, the magazine and presenting means being relatively movable to bring the presenting means into operative relation to themagazinc. and mechanism under the control of a blank in the-presenting means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means, the presenting means being constructed and arranged to feed the old blank to the operating means by means of the new one.

43. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for feeding the blank to the operating means comprising a pair of feed rolls, a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks, and mechanism under the control of the blank in the feeding means for transferring a new blank from the magazine to the feeding means, the feeding means being constructed and arranged to feed the former blank completely through the machine by means of the latter one.

at. In combination with means for operatmg upon a blank, feeding means for the for transferring a blank from the magazine to the feeding means at a predetermined time in the treatment of a blank already in the feeding means, said transferring means being constructed and arranged to act only once between transfers of blanks from the magazine to the feeding means.

46. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means, a magazine for holding a supply of blanks, means for transferring blanks from the magazine to the presenting means, and a member controlled by the blanks in the presenting means and constructed and arranged to cause a single operation of the transferring means for each movement of said member occasioned by the blanks.

47. In combination with means for oper ating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to-the operating means, a magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks. means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means, and a member capable of assuming either of two positions and constructed and arranged to be moved automatically from one to the other in predetermined time relation to passage of the end of the blank through the presenting means, and to cause by said movement a single operation of the transferring means.

48. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means during consecutive operations of the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the resenting means, and means for in'itlating tlie operation of the supplying means, said supplying means and said ini- .tiating means being constructed to effect the the entrance of the tive after each operation of said means 'to initiate the supply of a strip to the presenting means, and means for subjecting the initiating means to the control of thenew strip.

51..In combination withmeans for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the presenting means, meanscontrolled by the strip in the presenting means for initiating the operation of the supplying means, means for rendering said initiating means inoperative after each operation of said means to initiate the supply of 'a strip to the presenting means, and means controlled by the new strip for subjecting the initiating means to the control of the new strip.

52. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the presenting means, means controlled by the strip in. the presenting means for initiating the operation of the supplying means, means independentof and uncontrolled by the supply of a strip to the presenting means for automatically rendering said initiating means in-' operative after each operation of said means to initiate the supply of a strip to the presenting means, and means controlled by the new strip for sub ecting the initiating means to the control of the new' strip.

53. In combination with means for operating on a strip,means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the presentlng'means, means for initiating the operation of the supplying means comprising a finger movably mounted on. the presenting means and engaging a strip in the resenting means, and a controlling mem er for the supplying means movably mounted adj acent to the presenting means and constructed for operation by said initiating means upon movement of the finger consequent upon the passage of the rear end of the strip from engagement with the finger.

54;. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative meansfor supplying a strip to the presenting means, a clutch for operating the supplying means, a member normally positioned to throw the clutch out of operation upon the completion of each cycle of operations of the supplying means, and means for automatically moving said member from its normal position to effect the supply of a strip to the presenting means.

55. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the presentng means, a clutch for operating the supplyto throw the clutch out of operation upon the completionof each cycle of operations of the supplying means, and means controlled i by a strip in the presenting means for automatically moving said member from its mg means, .a member normally positioned member to throw the clutch into operation 1 to supply a. strip to the presenting means, and means for operating the clutch controlling member to throw the clutch out of operation upon the completion of a single cycle of operations of the supplying means.

57. In combination with means for operating on a strip, means for presenting the strip to the operating means, normally inoperative means for supplying a strip to the presenting means, a clutch for'operating the supplying means, a clutch controlling member', a finger movably mounted on the presenting means and engaging the strip, mechanism operable upon movement of the finger relative to the presenting means consequent to the passage of the strip from engagement therewith to operate the. clutch controlling member to throw the clutch into operation to'supply a strip to the presenting means, means for operating the clutch controlling member in a direction ,to throw the clutch out of operation upon the completion of a single cycle of operations of the supplying means, and means for rendering said mechanism inoperative so that after each cycle of operations of the supplying means said means will not again be operated until said mechanism is reset.

58. In a. machine of the class described, mechanism' for operating on a nail strip, a slotted carrier movable about its axis to present the strip in different operative relations to said operating mechanism, a member mounted on the carrier and controlled in position by a strip in the carrier. strip supplying means. controlling means therefor, mechanism controlled by said member and operating through movement of the carrier about its axis to actuate said controlling means to initiate the supply of a strip to the carrier, and means for rendering said initiating mechanism inoperative on said controlling means during subsequent turning movements of the carrier.

} 59. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on anail st-rip,a slotted carrier movable about its axis to present the strip in different operative relations to said operating mechanism. a spring pressed finger mounted on the carrier and maintained by the strip against the tension of the spring. a member mounted on the carrier and operatively connected to said finger. strip supplying means. controlling means therefor. mechanism controlled by said member and operating through movement of the carrier about its axis to actuate said controlling means to initiate the supply of a strip to the carrier. and means for rendering said initiating mechanism inoperative on said controlling means during subseqiient turning movements of the carrier.

60. In a. machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on ,a nail strip, a

slotted carrier movable about its axis to present the strip in different operative relations to said operat ng mechanism, a member mounted on the carrier and controlled inposition by a strip in the carrier. strip supplying means. controlling means therefor. mechanism controlled by said member and operating through movement of the carrier about its axis to actuate said controlling means to initiate the supply of a strip to the carrier, means for rendering said initiating mechanism inoperative on said controlling means during subsequent turning movements of the carrier and until said initiating mechanism has been reset, and means controlled'by the freshly supplied strip for resetting said mechanism. v

61. In combination with means for operating on a blank. means for presenting the blank to the operating means. a magazine for containing a supply of blanks. means: for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means. mechanism" const-ructed and arranged to cause operation of the transferring means. and a member arranged to trip the mechanism and to remain thereafter out of operative relation thereto. until a new blank has been placed in the presenting means.

62. In combination with means for operating on a blank. means for presenting the blank to the o )eratim means. a ma azine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, mechanism constructed and arranged to transfer a blank from the magazine to the presenting means. and a mechanism normally tending to initiatethe operation of the transferring mechanism and comprising a member resting upon the blank in the presenting means. whereby it is withheld from action on the transferring mechanism. said mechanism being arranged to pass automatically out of operative relation to the transferring mechamsm after its initiation ofthe operation thereof has been permitted by the feeding of the blank past. the member. and said mechanism being reset by the transfer of the new blank.

63. In combination with means for operating upon a blank. means in continuous movement for presenting the blank in proper relation to the operating means.a magazine arranged to hold a plurality of blanks and means for automatically transferring the. blanks in succession from the magazine to the presenting means.

64. In combination with means for operating upon a blank. means in continuous movement for presenting the blank in proper relation to said operating means, means for feeding the blank in the presenting means. a magazine arranged to hold a plurality of blanks and. means for transferring the blanks in succession from the magazine to the presenting means.

65.,In combination with means for operating upon a blank. means in continous movement for presenting the blank in proper relation to the operating means. an intermittently movable magazine arranged to hold a plurality of blanks and means for transferring the blanks in succession from the magazine to the presenting means. irrespective of the position of the presenting means.

(36. In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for rotating the blank and presenting it to the operating means in a plurality of posit1ons,,means for feeding the blank through the presenting of blanks, and means for blanks from the magazine to hold a supply transferring the to the presenting means, irrespective of the position of the presenting means. I

67. In combination withmeans for operating upon a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means in different relative positions. a magazine arranged to hold asupply of blanks. means for moving the presenting means relatively to the magazine. and means for transferring blanks from the magazine to the presenting means irrespective of the position of the presenting means.

68. In combination with means for operating on a blank. means for presenting the blank in different operative relations to the operating means, feeding means for the blank comprising a plurality of members, one of said members being arranged to feed the blank as it approaches one of said operative relations and another of said members being arranged to feed the blank as it approaches another of said operative relations.

69. In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for presenting the blank in different operative relations to the operating means, an abutment, feeding means for the blank comprising members operating respectively to feed the blank by contact with the abutment, one of said members being arranged to feed the blank as it approaches one of said operative relations and another of said members being arranged to feed the blank as it approaches another of said operative relations.

70. In combination with blank to the operating means in a plurality of positions, a feed member carried by the presenting means, and a member constructed and arranged to be struck bywthe feed memher while the presenting means is assuming an operative position, said member being supported rigidly against the ordinary stresses incident to feeding but resiliently supported against substantially greater stresses.

71. In combination with means for operating on a blank comprising a stop for confining the blank in proper position for operating upon it, means for presenting the blank in different operative relations to the operating means, means ,for feeding the blank against the stop operated by the movement of the presenting means, said feeding means being arranged to yield under the reaction between the stop and the blank.

72. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank in different operative relations to the operating means, means for feeding the blank through the presenting means, said feeding means being adjustable during the continuous operation of the machine.

73. In combination with means for operating on a blank, comprising a stop for con fining the blank in proper operative relation to the operating means, means for feeding the blank against the stop, adjustable While the machine is running, and arranged to yield under the reaction between the stop and the blank.

74. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means, an abutment, feeding means for the blank operated by contact with the abutment as the presenting means moves the blank to the operating means, the abutment being adjustable While the machine is in operation.

means for -operating on a blank, means for presentlng the able while the machine is in operation, in-

time relation to the operation of the operating means.

76. In combination with means for operating upon a blank. means for presenting the blank to the operating means in a plufeeding means for the blank constructed and arranged to feed it by definite amounts ad- 'ustable while the machine is in operation, y contact with the contact member while the presenting means is assuming an operative position.

77. In combination with means for operating upon a blank, means for presenting the blank to the operating means in a pluralityofpositions, a contact member on the rality of positions, a contact member, and

frame of the machine, and feeding means for the blank constructed and arranged to feed it to the operating mechanism by contact with the contact member while the presenting means is, assuming an operative position, the contact member being adjustable in relation to the presenting means, whereby the feed may be adjusted.

78. In combination with means for operating on a blank including a stationary anvil, feeding means for a blank comprising a frame, a feeding head 74 rotatably mounted on the frame and constructed to present a guiding passage for the blank, and means for moving the head in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of a blank through the guiding passage, whereby a blank the anvil to cause the blank to clear the anvil upon its rotation by the head.

79. In combination with means for operating on a blank including a stationary anvil, feeding means for the blank, comprising a feeding head constructed to present a guiding passage for the blank, and means for lifting and lowering the head bodily transverse to the guiding passage and for rotating it whereby the blank is caused to clear the anvil in its rotations and to be presented to the anvil in a plurality of posltions.

80. A feeding means for a blank comprising a feeding head, an eccentric connected with the head for bodily moving it, and a driving Wheel concentric with the eccentric and connected to the head for rotating it. 1

81. In a machine for operating. upon blanks, a feeding means for a blank comprising a blank carrying head a flanged for in the head may be lifted bodily from movement relative to the operating means, a driving mechanism for the head comprisingmeans for speed variation whereby the head is moved slowly when the blank is being presented to the operating means.

82. In a machine for operating upon blanks, a feeding means for a blank comprising a blank carrying head arranged for translatlon and rotation relative to the operating means, and mechanism for effecting the two specified movements of the head, constructed and arranged for variable speed whereby the head is moved slowly while the blank is being presented to the operating means.

83. In combination with means for operating on a blank including a stationary anvil, feeding means for a blank comprising a blank carrying head 74. an eccentric 1 08,

118 connected with the head for rotating and ,bodily moving it to dispose the blank intermittently on the anvil and to cause it to clear the anvil, upon its rotation by the head, and means for rotating the eccentric at relatively high speed when its point bf greatest extension from its axis of rotation is substantially on the line joining its axis of rotation and that of the head and at relatively low speed when such point is substantially on an extension of the line joining its axis of rotation and that of the head.

84. In combination with means for operating on a blank, means for presenting a blank to the operating means, a .magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, the magazine and the presenting means being relatively movable to bring the presenting means into operative relation to the magazlne and means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means, said presenting means being constructedand arranged to receive a single blank at a time and to reject any further blanks until it has passed through.

85. In combination with means for operatlng upon blanks, means for presenting the blanks to the operating means, a magazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks, the magazine anl the presenting means being relatively movable to bring the presenting means into operative relation to the magazine and means for transferring a blank from the magazine to the presenting means,

the presenting means being constructed and arranged to receive a definite number of blanks at a time andto reject any additional blanks offered to it before a blank already in it has passed through.

86. In combination with means for operating upon blanks, a slotted carrier, means for turning the carrier about its axis, means for feeding the blanks through the carrier to the operating means, amagazine arranged to contain a supply of blanks,'means for transferring blanks from the magazine to the feeding means, the feeding means comprising a feed roller, means for pressing the roller against a blank in the carrier, constructed to yield to adaptthe roller for operation on blanks of varying thicknesses, and means for limiting the movement of the roller to a distance less than the combined thickness of two blanks to prevent the transfer of more than one blank at a time to the feeding means. I

S7. A feeding means for a blank comprising a rotatable head, a feeding roller mounted in the head, a member resiliently hinged to the head and carrying a second feeding roller, the rollers being on opposite sides of the blank, and means whereby the rollers are caused to operate through the rotation of the head.

88. In combination with means for operating upon blanks-means for feeding the blanks to the operating means, comprlsing a feed roller, a yielding means for pressing the roller against a blank, means for limiting the movement of the roller against the resistance of the yielding means whereby only a predetermined number of blanks may be inserted under the roller, a pawl for operating the roller, a pawl carrier movable with the roller against the resistance of the yielding means, and means for operating the pawl carrier. Y

89. In combination with means for operating upon a blank; means for presenting a feed roller support for limited movement laterally of the blank, a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks and means controlled by the blank in the presenting means for transferring a blank from the magazine under the feed roller. whereby said roller will receive a single blank but will reject additional blanks.

90. In combination with means for operating upon a blank. means for presenting the blank to the operating means comprising a feed roller supported for limited movement laterally of the blank. a magazine arranged to hold a supply of blanks, means for transferring a blank from the magazine under the feed roller. whereby said roller will receive a single blank but will rejectadditional blanks. and impositive means for operating the feed roller.

91. In combination with means for operating on a blank. continuously moving means for presenting the blank to the operating means. a magazine arranged to contain 

